Bob Walsh
Stockton, CA
Male, 60
I worked for the California state system, starting as a Correctional Officer and retiring as a Lieutenant in 2005. I now write for the PacoVilla blog which is concerned with what could broadly be called The Correctional System.
Yes. Very much so.
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Generally speaking yes, depending on the exact reason why you left. If you wait too long they have to do a whole new background on you. (If you quit because you don't like shift work or you "don't like other people telling you what to do" you are probably SOL.) However they might decide you are not worth the trouble, though after investing all that academy training in you they might give it a go, again depending....
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The system can not, and does not "correct" behavior. If all goes well, at some point in his/her life the prisoner decides to get their act together. At that point whatever rehabilitative programs may be available will have the opportunity to work. The idea that incarceration, in and of itself is a rehabilitative exerience is a myth. Most life prisoners do have the opportunity to get out, eventually. At that point they may be too old, too infirm, or too tired of the life and will go striaght. Or not. Prisons keep prisoners from committing crimes against the general public while they are encarcerated. That is all that can be realistically expected.
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Sort of. Max prisons have better internal security procedures. Inmates are allowed relatively little unescorted movement. There is usually better visual coverage, camera coverage or gun coverage in Max prisons. There is a better staff to inmate ratio. However, that being said, the clientel is typically more violent too. I am sure there is some metrics on it, but I don't know off hand what they are.
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Probably the same thing as tampering with evidence in any other law enforcement setting. Of all of the rules violation reports I have seen I have NEVER seen one for evidence tampering.
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I am afraid I do not have a good answer for you. In custody, I would say NO. In certain types of non-custody positions I would say MAYBE. If you are doing something relatively benign in an area where you would have assistance if necessary (i.e. clerical) it might work. If you had to operate dangerous machinery or work in an isolated area, I would be very dubious.
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If it hasn't changed since I was working, you need two years in grade before you can take the test for the next step up.
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